FAA expected to extend Lockhart lease six months

June 20, 2011

The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to a six-month extension of the Lockhart Stadium lease, according to a release by the Broward County School Board..

This is good news for the Broward County Athletic Association and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers soccer team, each whom were facing the possibility of leaving the Fort Lauderdale Stadium/Lockhart Stadium property when the current lease was set to expire on June 30.

The FAA approval will allow the City of Fort Lauderdale and the Broward County School Board to enter into agreement to extend the lease through Dec. 31, 2011. The City of Fort Lauderdale will formally act on the six-month extension at a commission meeting on Tuesday.

The extension will allow the BCAA to host high school football games and the Strikers to continue using Lockhart as a venue.

Further lease extensions are dependent on the city and FAA's negotiations with water park operation Schlitterbahn regarding the construction of a water park on the site.